10:59 PM,
Apr. 4, 2013

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Ed Rush resigned Thursday as the Pac-12 Conference's basketball coordinator of officials following comments during internal meetings before the league tournament that appeared to target Arizona coach Sean Miller.

Commissioner Larry Scott had said Wednesday that Rush's remarks were part of "point of emphasis" to crack down on coach misconduct. He said Rush made an "inappropriate joke" that included offers of $5,000 and a trip to Cancun for any official who called a technical foul on Miller.

Scott said an investigation by the Pac-12's head of enforcement, Ron Barker, found that every ...